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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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